Crime Rate in Hutton East, ward

Hutton East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Brentwood district and the 2098th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 324th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hutton East in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Brentwood district average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hutton East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hutton East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Greenstead Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.